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The Reverend Robert Latham appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist
Sunday, 20th June 2021
The Reverend Robert Latham, curate in the Fromeside Benefice of Churches in the Diocese of Bristol, has been appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey opens its roof to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee
Thursday, 21st April 2022
Abbey opens its roof to the public for the Platinum Jubilee in Summer Festival of events.
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Sermon series: Noble Army of Martyrs
Sunday, 10th September 2023
Noble Army of Martyrs: Above the Abbey’s Great West Door stand ten statues to 20th-century Christian martyrs. This autumn, to mark the 25th anniversary of their installation, a sermon series.
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Symposium: Dignity and Hostility
Thursday, 2nd November 2023
Westminster Abbey Institute brings together a panel of speakers for a lunchtime symposium on Dignity and Hostility.
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Joseph Addison
Poet and Playwright
In Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey is a marble statue of Joseph Addison, poet and essayist, by the sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott, erected in 1809.
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Daniel Pulteney
Politician
In the south cloister is a monument to politician Daniel Pulteney. His effigy reclines on a sarcophagus and he holds a book on his knee.
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St Oscar Romero
Priest/Minister
A statue to Oscar Romero, modern martyr and saint, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey. Sculptor John Roberts.
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Peter Heylyn
Priest/Minister
Dr Peter Heylyn, churchman, historian and poet, was buried near the stall he occupied in Westminster Abbey. His tablet is in the north choir aisle.
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Edward and Sir Edmund Godfrey
On the wall of the east cloister is a memorial to brothers Edward and Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey. The marble monument has a sculpted shield.
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Delaval family
Politician, Sailor and Scientist
John Hussey, Lord Delaval, his wife Susanna and daughter Sarah are buried in St Paul's chapel. Admiral Sir Ralph Delaval is buried in the nave.
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Tricia Hillas inaugurated as Speaker’s Chaplain
The Reverend Tricia Hillas was inaugurated as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons in a service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster today.
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Autumn season of events celebrates human dignity
Tuesday, 26th September 2023
A new season of events at Westminster Abbey this autumn, Dignity, will remember those whose impact on national life may have been overlooked or forgotten.